
1 

(1) The title of this Order is the Animal Health (Import Controls) (Wales) Order 2025.
(2) This Order—
(a) extends to England and Wales;
(b) applies in relation to Wales;
(c) comes into force on 8 August 2025.
2 
In this Order—
 “animal by-products” (“sgil-gynhyrchion anifeiliaid”) means entire bodies or parts of animals, products of animal origin or other products obtained from animals, which are not intended for human consumption, excluding germinal products;
 “derived products” (“cynhyrchion deilliedig”) means products obtained from one or more treatments, transformations or steps in the processing of animal by-products;
 “meat product” (“cynnyrch cig”) means any food made from the meat or blood of an animal;
 “pig” (“mochyn”) means any animal of the Suidae family;
 “products from a susceptible animal” (“cynhyrchion o anifail sy’n dueddol i glefyd”) means any of the following, consisting, in whole or in part, of a body of a susceptible animal, or derived from a susceptible animal—
(a) products of animal origin;
(b) animal by-products, or
(c) derived products;
 “products of animal origin” (“cynhyrchion sy’n dod o anifeiliaid”) means any food of animal origin, including meat product;
 “susceptible animal” (“anifail sy’n dueddol i glefyd”) means a cow, bull, sheep, goat, deer, camel, llama, alpaca, guanaco, vicuna, or other ruminant, pig or elephant;
 “territory subject to special transitional import arrangements” (“tiriogaeth sy’n ddarostyngedig i drefniadau mewnforio trosiannol arbennig”) means—
(a) an EEA state;
(b) the Faroe Islands;
(c) Greenland;
(d) Switzerland.
3 
Subject to article 4, no person may import products from a susceptible animal into Wales from a territory subject to special transitional import arrangements where that product is intended for personal use or consumption.
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(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the prohibition in article 3 does not apply to—
(a) powdered infant milk, infant food or special foods required for medical reasons, which—
(i) does not require refrigeration before opening;
(ii) is a packaged proprietary brand product for direct sale to the final consumer, and
(iii) is contained in unbroken packaging unless in the process of being consumed at the time of importation;
(b) pet food required for health-related reasons, which—
(i) is intended for the pet which accompanies the passenger at the time of travel;
(ii) is shelf stable at ambient temperature;
(iii) is a packaged proprietary brand product for direct sale to the final consumer, and
(iv) is contained in unbroken packaging unless in the process of being consumed at the time of importation;
(c) bread, cakes, biscuits, waffles, wafers, rusks, toasted bread or similar toasted product containing less than 20% of processed dairy products, and is—
(i) shelf-stable at ambient temperature or has clearly undergone in its manufacture a complete cooking or heat treatment process throughout its substance so that any raw product is denatured;
(ii) for human consumption, and
(iii) securely packaged or sealed in clean containers;
(d) chocolate or confectionary (including sweets) containing less than 50% of processed dairy products, if the product is—
(i) shelf-stable at ambient temperature or has undergone in its manufacture a complete cooking or heat treatment process throughout its substance so that any raw product is denatured;
(ii) for human consumption, and
(iii) securely packaged or sealed in clean containers;
(e) food supplements packaged for the final consumer containing in total less than 20% of processed animal products (including glucosamine or chondroitin) not including meat products, and
(f) pasta or noodles containing less than 50% of processed dairy products, excluding pasta and noodles mixed or filled with meat product, which are—
(i) shelf-stable at ambient temperature or has undergone in its manufacture a complete cooking or heat treatment process throughout its substance so that any raw product is denatured;
(ii) for human consumption, and
(iii) securely packaged or sealed in clean containers.
(2) The exemptions in paragraph (1)(a) and (b) do not apply where a person imports more than 2kg of those products in aggregate.
Huw Irranca-Davies
Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, one of the Welsh Ministers
31 July 2025